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Moonside OP wrote

If you want the essentials without reading the book, Ortved wrote a piece with the same thesis for Vanity Fair. I just forgot it while I was writing my review. You do miss out on a lot of gossip and bad blood that really help sell that Groening was more of a deistic creator who helped set the machine in motion but didn't interfere with it.

Another thing I forgot is that David Silverman really is a champ and basically helped to show not to explode during the production of the first season. He was like one of the three creative workers on Klasky-Csupo back when the company was hired by Gracie Films or Fox, can't remember which one.

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devtesla wrote

Oh god:

Jay Kogen: One time, I remember, [Swartzwelder] bought a painting that Hitler had painted. I was like, “Really? You want to buy a Hitler painting?” But he loved historic artifacts.

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